Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 437 September 25, 2019

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Wow. So I ran from the theater over to Columbus Circle and did my audition, and they said, “That’s great. Do you want to do it again?” I told him I couldn’t, I had to run to the show. I ran back to the theater, did the show, and then the next week they told me I was penned for the show. Then it just went from there, which I’m very grateful for. What Broadway plays have you been in? I’ve done nine. That’s a lot. I know, crazy, right? I’ve been doing this a long time. My huge, huge one that I was obsessed with, I played the lead role in Pippin. That was the revival on Broadway, which was originally the Ben Vereen part. Then I closed that out and played Velma Kelly in Chicago, which was another dream role. Then before that I originated Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. You’ve done Broadway, television and probably a host of other things. What is your ultimate stage fantasy? That’s a good one. My ultimate stage fantasy would be to do a one-woman show, kind of like Audra McDonald did with “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”. I’d love to do it about Lena Horne or Eartha Kitt. That would be my dream stage role, and my dream movie and TV role. Would you go back to doing Broadway? If the timing was right and the role was right. I’m fortunate enough now, thank God, to be in a position where I can be a bit choosier with the projects I take, so I will definitely be back on Broadway, because I’ve got to get my Tony Award, but now I can do it for the right project and what feels good to me. Sometimes in this business you are often made to feel like you have to do a job just to take the job. There’s no shame in that, but I’ve never been of that mentality, so I strive to make sure I am making strategic moves. So as long as the role is right and the show, I would definitely say, “Bye, LA.” Where are you originally from? I grew up in Columbia, Maryland, but I lived in New York the longest. I lived in New York for almost 16 years. Do you miss New York? All the time. ALL THE TIME. I’m a New Yorker. I’ve been on my own since I was 17, and I’ve been in New York. It’s a crazy life.
Are there any other projects that you are working on currently, because I know you can sing. Perhaps a record? I really, really want to do a record. I did record something that they are mixing for the holidays, and that’s my next project. It’s like a Michael Bublé, but the female version—that’s what I want to do ultimately. I’ll have a couple of singles out at the end of the year for the holidays. PHOTO CREDIT: JENNY ANDERSON
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